Four representatives of NPWA’s Executive Committee joined Hampshire Against Fluoridation's demonstration at South Central Strategic Health Authority's offices in Newbury to present the Authority with the Open Letter below.
The letter was backed by more than 170 signatories including Members of the House of Lords, MPs of all parties, councillors, scientists and dental and other professionals and these are listed below the Open Letter.Read Full Article →

The SUNY researchers used 1993-2002 data from the NY Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS), which collects patient characteristics, diagnoses, treatments, services and charges for every hospital discharge, ambulatory surgery patient and emergency department admission in New York State. They recorded fluoridation residence status (under or over 1 milligram fluoride per Liter of water) [...]Read Full Article →

The survey found tooth decay among Southampton children at a ten-year low, as reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo. The city council’s backing for the plan – affecting nearly 200,000 residents – in last year’s public consultation was seen as key to those in favour of the scheme. Every other local authority – Hampshire, Eastleigh, New [...]Read Full Article →

Julian Lewis (Conservative) Sandra Gidley (Lib Dem) and Alan Whitehead (Labour). Lone pro-fluoridation proponent, Alan Whitehead, surprised the meeting, saying that he agrees with fellow pro-fluoride Southampton Labour MP John Denham that the decision to fluoridate should be put on hold until public confidence has been restored. Mr Whitehead explained that he was concerned about [...]Read Full Article →

In a recent letter to pure water campaigners, Olga Senior, South Central’s Director of Communications explained the Department of Health’s interpretation of “cogency” saying, “Arguments, therefore, should not only be forceful, but also relevant to the issue backed by robust peer-reviewed scientific evidence that can be referenced and quoted.” [Our emphasis] A National Pure Water [...]Read Full Article →

Our Association placed an advertorial called ‘Riding the Fluoridation Tiger’ in the March edition of the Parliamentary Monitor opposite a comment page on fluoridation. Unfortunately, the Parliamentary Monitor article on fluoridation is premium content but you can read our advertorial here. The [...]Read Full Article →

But health chiefs last night said changes in the way the statistics were collected mean they cannot be accurately compared with previous surveys. And bosses at South Central Strategic Health Authority vowed to carry on with work to introduce fluoridation in parts of Southampton, Eastleigh, Totton, Netley and Rownhams, possibly before the end of next [...]Read Full Article →